Baylor Lawyers Receive Award on Behalf of the Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association

WACO, Texas -

On behalf of the Waco-McLennan County Young Lawyers Association, immediate Past President Josh Borderud, JD ’09, and President-Elect Matt Czimskey, JD ’12, accepted the Deborah G. Hankinson Access to Justice Award for Young Lawyers Affiliate at the State Bar of Texas Leaders Conference in Houston on July 16.

State Bar of Texas President, Frank Stevenson, and President-Elect, Tom Vick, presented the award. The award honors local bar associations and young lawyer affiliates that demonstrate a commitment to access to justice in their communities and to raising financial support for legal-service providers on a local and statewide basis.

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Established in 1857, Baylor Law School was one of the first law schools in Texas and one of the first west of the Mississippi River. Today, the school has more than 7,400 living alumni. It is accredited by the American Bar Association and is a member of the Association of American Law Schools. Baylor Law School has a record of producing outstanding lawyers, many of whom decide upon a career in public service. The Law School boasts two governors, members or former members of the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, two former directors of the FBI, U.S. ambassadors, federal judges, justices of the Texas Supreme Court and members of the Texas Legislature, among its notable alumni. In its law specialties rankings, U.S. News & World Report ranked Baylor Law’s trial advocacy program as #4 in the nation. Baylor Law School is also ranked #55 in the magazine’s 2017 edition of "America’s Best Graduate Schools." The National Jurist ranks Baylor Law as one of the "Best School for Practical Training," and #4 in the nation in its most recent "Best Law School Facilities" listing. The Business Insider places Baylor Law among the top 50 law schools in the nation. Baylor Law School received the 2015 American Bar Association Pro Bono Publico Award, making it only the third law school in the nation to be honored with the award since the award's inception in 1984.

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